• Am J Hosp Palliat Care · Sep 2016

    Acceptance of Advance Directives and Palliative Care Referral for Veterans With Advanced Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis.

    • Manali I Patel, Jay Bhattacharya, Steven M Asch, and James Kahn.
    • Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA manalip@stanford.edu.
    • Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2016 Sep 1; 33 (8): 742-7.

    ObjectivesTo evaluate the documentation of advance directive (ADs) and physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) with acceptance of palliative care (PC) services referral among patients with cancer.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed veterans with advanced cancers at the Veterans Administration Palo Alto Health Care System. Chi-square tests estimated AD and POLST documentation and referral to PC. Logistic regression models estimated the odds of AD and POLST documentation and PC referral.ResultsTwo hundred and forty-six veterans were diagnosed with cancer. In all, 53% had a documented AD, 5% had a POLST, and 47% accepted referral to PC. The AD documentation was not associated with acceptance of PC.DiscussionWe found no association of AD documentation and PC referral. Future studies should evaluate other factors that influence referral to these services.© The Author(s) 2015.

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